Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Ann Cuthbert played Kim Bauer on 24 and voiced the same character in 24: The Game.

Biography

Born to Kevin and Patricia Cuthbert, Elisha's career began in 1989 at the age of seven by becoming a model. She grew up in Longueuil, Quebec, near Montreal, and is fluent in French.

Cuthbert was one of the hosts of Popular Mechanics for Kids by the time she was fifteen, and later appeared as a regular on Are You Afraid of the Dark?.

Cuthbert graduated from Centennial Regional High School in Greenfield Park, Quebec in 2000 and moved to Los Angeles, California shortly afterwards.

Filmography

Film

• Captivity (2007)
• He Was a Quiet Man (2007)
• The Quiet (2005)
• House of Wax (2005)
• The Girl Next Door (2004)
• Love Actually (2003)
• Old School (2003)
• Who Gets The House (2000)
• Believe (1999)
• Time at the Top (1999)
• Airspeed (1998)
• Mail To The Chief (1997)
• Nico The Unicorn (1997)
• Dancing On The Moon (1996)

Television

• 24 (2001-2004, 2006)
• Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1999)
• Popular Mechanics for Kids (1997)

Trivia

• Was engaged to Trace Ayala, friend and personal assistant to Justin Timberlake, since June, 2004. Recently, Ayala remarked, "Neither one of us is in a hurry to get married." [1] She broke it off in November 2005. [2]
• Appears in Weezer's video for "Perfect Situation" from the album Make Believe where she plays the group's fictional original singer who throws a diva tantrum that leads to Rivers Cuomo, the unlikely roadie, becoming the frontman of the band.
• Hillary Clinton was so impressed with Cuthbert's reporting for Popular Mechanics for Kids that she invited her to the White House for a meeting.
• Ranked #5 in FHM 100 Sexiest Women 2005.
• In recent interviews, Cuthbert claimed that she would not appear nude in a movie anytime soon.
• Is known to have pretty feet and was a foot model for many years.
• Auditioned for the role of Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man but lost out to Kirsten Dunst.
• Her nickname is "Heesh", not "Leesh" as many websites falsely report.
• Cuthbert is a devoted hockey fan, Los Angeles Kings season ticket holder and has her own blog on NHL.com.
• She is rumoured to be be dating the NHL's league leader in penalty minutes, Los Angeles Kings forward Sean Avery.
• Rumored to be favourite to play Supergirl in the upcoming movie.

Memorable quotes

• "I was the one with breasts, so that was my job, to look good." (Cuthbert on looking sexy in 24)
• "I was lucky, I found what I wanted to do when I was 11."
• "I snuck into the back of the cinema when The Girl Next Door was playing and during the window scene, which pushed the envelope but didn't actually go there, I remember some of the audience being really disappointed and going 'Awww...'" (Cuthbert on her 'nude scenes' in The Girl Next Door)
• "I try really hard after the games not to make too many comments about how I thought the guys performed. I mean I don't know how I'd feel if one them came up to me after a scene and said, 'I don't know if that was believable enough.'" (Cuthbert on going to hockey games)
• "I definitely believe in fate. And I believe what you put in is what you get in return. That's the way it's worked for me. As for the big picture - there's some sort of plan.'"

External links

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• Elisha Cuthbert on NHL.com Blog Central
• Elisha Cuthbert in "24" Photo Gallery